Curtain-stretcher.



PATENTED JULY l0, 1906.

J. BOOTH. GURTAIN STRBTCHER.

APPLIUATIONTILBD Maza. 1905.

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PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

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JAMES BOOTH, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

CURTAIN-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

Application filed December 26,1905. Serial No. 293.347.

To LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES BOOTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Liverpool, in the county of Columbiana and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOurtain-Stretchers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved curtain-stretcherwhich may be readily adjusted to accommodate curtains of differentsizes, and which may be easily locked or secured in its differentadjusted positions, and which is further provided with an improvedconstruction of supporting-legs which are foldably connected thereto andwhich is so constructed that it may be compactly arranged with the partsfolded one upon the other, so that it may be conveniently stored awayand occupy a minimum amount of space when not in use.

Vith these and further objects in view the invention consists,essentially, in the construction and arrangement of the adjustable partsof the curtain-stretcher and also 1n the foldable parts thereof and inthe means for readily clamping the parts to secure them in theirdifferent adjusted positions for curtains of different sizes. For a fulldescription of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquirea knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effectingthe result reference is to be had to the following description andaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved curtain-stretcher. Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at the sideopposite from that shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thestretcher with the parts folded. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailperspective view of one of the attaching-plates for the supporting-legsof the stretcher. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view illustrating thehinged connection between the two sections of the vside bars and meansfor locking said sections in extended position. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view of one of the clamps employed, the

arts secured together thereby being shown in dotted lines. Figs. 7, 8,and 9 are detail i views illustrating p arts hereinafter speciiicallydescribed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred i to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

1hinge 1b, so that each side bar The side bars l are in the presentinstance each constructed of two lengths or sections 1, connectedtogether at their meeting ends in a pivotal manner, preferably by astrapl may be doubled upon itself to occupy when folded half of thespace it occupies when extended. Each side bar is provided along oneedge with a series of impaling-pins 1C, intended to receive the sideedges of a curtain in the ordinary manner. Each side bar l is furtherprovided at each end with a longitudinal slot 1d, extending nearlytherethrough. 2 designates the end or cross bars of the stretcher. Oneof these cross-bars is provided with a longitudinally-extending slot 2,as shown,v and they are both provided with a series of impaling-pins 2b,designed to receive upon them the end edges of the curtain. Atdiagonally opposite ends the cross-bars Z are secured in an adjustablemanner upon the adjacent end of the side bar l by means of a clamp 3.Each of these clamps consists of an angular finger 4, designed to takeover the outer edge of a cross-bar, and a bolt 5, which is mounted in alongitudinal slot 1d and is provided with a winged nut 6. By this meansone end of each of the cross-bars is detachably and adjustably heldagainst one end of one of the side bars 1. The cross-bars 2 at theirother ends are provided with winged 'clamp-bolts 7, each of which ismounted in one of the slots of the side bars and one of which is alsoadjustably mounted in the slot 2a of one ofthe cross-bars. By thearrangement just described the cross-bars may be adjusted to differentpositions along the side bars, and the latter in addition may beadjusted relatively with respect to the ends of the cross-bars.Moreover, it will be readily understood that each of the cross-bars maybe detached from its clamp at one end and turned so that it will lie inlongitudinal alinement with the side bar to which it is pivotallyattached. In order to maintain the sections of the side bars in extendedposition or longitudinal alinement with each other,one section of eachside bar is provided with a locking extension 9, extending beyond itsinner end and provided with a slot 9a, designed to receive the lug l0 ofthe adjacent end of the other section. The lug 10 is apertured, asindicated at l0, and the pivot hook or catch 1l is mounted upon theextension 9 and is designed to be inserted in said aper- IIO The other,end of one of the arms 12 is provided with a pivot-stud 14, which worksin a slot 1d in one of the side bars 1, while. a corresponding end ofthe other arm is provided with a clamping-bolt 14a, working in thecorresponding slot of the other side bar and constituting the adjustingand locking means for the two arns. The said arms constitute,in

effect, a lazy-tongs construction, by means of which the two side barsmay be readily adjusted toward and away from each other and held intheir adjusted positions. The one clamping bolt and nut is sufficient tolock the parts when adjusted. One section of each side bar is providedwith a hook 15, designed to take into an eye 16 the other section of thesame bar, so that the sections of the bars may locked in their foldedpositions.

In order to maintain the stretcher in proper upright position and toavoid the necessity of leaning the stretcher up against a chair or tableor other support where the curtains are liable to become soiled, I haveprovided two supporting-legs 17, which are pivotally connected to oneside bar intermediate their ends and are preferably pivoted to two an'ular metallic plates 17, which embrace and are secured to the edge ofthe side bar, as shown. Each leg 17 is preferably provided at each endwith'a foot 18. In order to support the stretcher in an uprightposition, it is only necessary to turn the legs on their pivots, so thatthey will extend transversely of the stretcher. I/Vhen not in use, thelegs may on the opposite end of be conveniently I be turned in alinementwith the side, bars, so I that they will be side bars, as shown. J theaccommodation of curtains of diiferent sizes, which may be supported inupright position independent of outside supporting means, and which maybe folded up when not in use into a compact structure, and which willoccupy a minimum amount of space when it is desired to store it away.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is- 1. Acurtain-stretcher, comprising side bars and cross-bars provided withimpalingpins or the like, the side bars being provided at their endswith longitudinal slots, a pivotstud connected to each cross-bar at oneend thereof and mounted in one of said slots, and an angular clampmounted in the other slot and designed to adjustably and detachablyengage the other end of said cross-b ar.

2. A curtain stretcher comprising side bars each constructed in sectionshinged together, cross-bars pivotally secured to the ends of the sidebars at one end a'nd detachably connected to said side bars at theirother ends, whereby they may be turned into longitudinal alinement withthe side bars, a lazytongs connection between said side bars, and legspivotally mounted between their ends to one of said side bars anddesigned to turn in longitudinal alinement therewith, as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I a'l'lix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES BOOTH. [L s] Witnesses:

i MAUD GREENAWALT,

J. HERBERT.

